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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

    Abortion
    The use of long-acting contraceptives like IUDs has increased sixfold since 2002The use of long-acting contraceptives like IUDs has increased sixfold since 2002
    Abortion

    A lot more women are using IUDs and implants, the most effective birth control out there.

    By Emily Crockett
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    You shouldn’t have to work in Silicon Valley to get paid time off for a new babyYou shouldn’t have to work in Silicon Valley to get paid time off for a new baby
    archives

    Amazon’s great new parental leave program is just another reminder of the national embarrassment that is America’s lack of paid leave.

    By Emily Crockett
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court will hear yet another challenge to the birth control mandateThe Supreme Court will hear yet another challenge to the birth control mandate
    Supreme Court

    The case hinges on whether filling out a form violates the religious freedom of nuns who are already exempt from offering their employees birth control.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Was Bernie Sanders sexist toward Hillary Clinton? That’s asking the wrong question.Was Bernie Sanders sexist toward Hillary Clinton? That’s asking the wrong question.
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    Politics

    Calling out bias against women isn’t the same thing as “accusing someone of sexism.”

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Why Republicans like Ben Carson love comparing abortion to slaveryWhy Republicans like Ben Carson love comparing abortion to slavery
    Politics

    It’s a sensational, historically problematic analogy that always gets backlash. So why does it keep happening?

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Carly Fiorina’s wildly misleading “92 percent” claim about women and jobsCarly Fiorina’s wildly misleading “92 percent” claim about women and jobs
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    Politics

    Fiorina cribbed a 2012 claim by Mitt Romney that was wrong then and is even more wrong now.

    By Emily Crockett